Magic Doorbell Playhouse

by Little Tikes

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 65 pounds
• ASIN: B000059EI7
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,760 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Anyone home? With the Magic Doorbell Playhouse, new friends can announce their arrival by leaning on the electric doorbell. (Requires three AAA batteries, not included.) Once through the red half-door, they'll find a cozy play space that has all the comforts of home, including a kitchen corner with stove, microwave, and cordless phone. Forty-four inches high internally, the house has a pleasing blue "tile" roof and tan exterior walls that are half "masonry," half "board," as well as a lot of nice touches, like a pointed blue lintel over the front door. The all-plastic exterior measures 48 by 32 inches; adult assembly is required, but it snaps together quickly and easily. --Richard Farr

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MOM OF 2 ENERGETIC KIDS, January 4, 2002

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Momofthree (California) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magic Doorbell Playhouse (Toy)

I bought this house for my kids for Christmas and they LOVE it. My 2 year old loves to read her books in there since we put a little chair inside and my 10 month old loves to use it to practice cruising around the house inside and out. It is just the right size, not too big and not too small. We put this in the corner of our living room where it's out of the way but we can still keep an eye on them. We also put it near a window so when our window blinds are open they can look outside while playing in the house and also let the sun shine in. I have only a slight complaint and that is, although it was very easy to assemble, there were no places to screw in the screws. We had to make the holes for the screws to go in. ( maybe it was a defect in just the one we purchased but we thought that was weird...screws but no holes. Nevertheless we got it together in no time and actually some of the screws are useless because you really dont need them to hold the roof in place because it just snaps together. I guess if you were to put this house outside you would probably want to screw the roof down in case it got real windy or something but we didn't bother. Anyway, this was a very good and durable purchase we made and not bad or the price. Thanks Little Tikes!

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful note., March 6, 2004

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S. Lipson - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magic Doorbell Playhouse (Toy)

My original review for this house was on Dec. 23, 2002. It's still in our living room and our almost 4 1/2 and 3 1/2 boys still love playing with it. Probably this Summer we'll finally put it outside! Anyway, I'm writting to let folks know that there ISN'T susposed to be any pre-drilled holes for the screws. The idea is for the insertion of the screws to bore their own "hole" into the plastic. This makes the installation more tight and secure. Yes, of course you're going to need an electric screwdriver! It really isn't that difficult to get the screws in with the electric screwdriver. Drilling holes first to enable "easier" screw insertion may very well leave you with a loose and wobbly house once together if you make the holes even a bit too large. Hope this is helpful for you.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So Far So Good!!!, May 15, 2001

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Jen C. (Drumore, PA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magic Doorbell Playhouse (Toy)

My parents bought this for our 1 year old daughter, and 3 year old son. They just got it last weekend, and so far it is a hit. We decided to keep this at their house, so they would have something to play in while we are all out on the deck. What a great idea. We always were chasing after them, but so far this has kept their attention, they don't even want to leave!!! It's just the right size for both of them, and even a couple more kids could fit. I would definitely recommend this product, for the price, and the priceless look on your kids faces when there playing in it!!!